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100 1 _aOlshin, Benjamin B.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aLost knowledge :
_bthe concept of vanished technologies and other human histories /
_cby Benjamin B. Olshin.
264 1 _aLeiden ;
_aBoston :
_bBrill,
_c[2019]
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aTechnology and change in history,
_x1385-920X ;
_vvolume 16
490 0 _aEarly Modern and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386310
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 0 _aFront Matter -- Frontispiece -- Copyright page -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Figures -- Speculations and Fantasies -- Ancient Tales of Flying Machines -- Magic Mirrors and Early Televisions -- The Missing Land of Atlantis -- Rings and Dangerous Powers -- The Nature, Encoding, and Transmission of Knowledge -- Conclusions — What Did They Mean? -- Back Matter -- Bibliography -- Index.
520 _aLost Knowledge: The Concept of Vanished Technologies and Other Human Histories examines the idea of lost knowledge, reaching back to a period between myth and history. It investigates a peculiar idea found in a number of early texts: that there were civilizations with knowledge of sophisticated technologies, and that this knowledge was obscured or destroyed over time along with the civilization that had created it. This book presents critical studies of a series of early Chinese, South Asian, and other texts that look at the idea of specific “lost” technologies, such as mechanical flight and the transmission of images. There is also an examination of why concepts of a vanished “golden age” were prevalent in so many cultures. Offering an engaging and investigative look at the propagation of history and myth in technology and culture, this book is sure to interest historians and readers from many backgrounds.
650 0 _aTechnology and civilization
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aTechnology and civilization
_xHistory
_yTo 1500
_vSources.
650 0 _aTechnology
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aCommunication of technical information
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aKnowledge, Theory of
_xHistory
_yTo 1500.
650 0 _aCivilization, Ancient.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tLost Knowledge: The Concept of Vanished Technologies and Other Human Histories
_dLeiden ; Boston : BRILL, [2019],
_z9789004352711
830 0 _aTechnology and Change in History
_v16.
830 0 _aEarly Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386310.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004352728
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